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Rejoice With Me: Compassion Blogging Trip Day 5

Rejoice With Me: Compassion Blogging Trip Day 5

  “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and… Continue Reading

Best of Resourceful Mommy: How to Deal with Toy Clutter

Best of Resourceful Mommy: How to Deal with Toy Clutter

During my time in Tanzania with Compassion International, I will would like to share some of my favorite posts from the past. ~Originally posted 7/19/10~ As parents, we need to have an ever-changing bag of tricks to deal with the challenges of parenthood.  My nemesis is space.  I am constantly looking for new places to store… Continue Reading

Connections: Compassion Blogging Trip Day 4

Connections: Compassion Blogging Trip Day 4

When I agreed to join Compassion on this week’s blogging trip to Tanzania, I knew that I would make connections that would impact me in ways I could never imagine. I hoped to connect more to the organization that my family has supported for some time. I hoped to connect more with the home country… Continue Reading

Best of Resourceful Mommy: Behold, the Power of the List!

Best of Resourceful Mommy: Behold, the Power of the List!

During my time in Tanzania with Compassion International, I will would like to share some of my favorite posts from the past. ~Originally posted 10/29/10~ If you were to take a look at the papers on my desk, you’d find a running theme whether they are work or family related – tons of lists.  A long… Continue Reading

Meeting My Sponsored Child: Compassion Blogging Trip Day 3

Meeting My Sponsored Child: Compassion Blogging Trip Day 3

“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children…” - Deuteronomy 4:9 Three years ago I was driving to pick my son up from… Continue Reading

Best of Resourceful Mommy: Resourceful Daddy Guest Post

Best of Resourceful Mommy: Resourceful Daddy Guest Post

During my time in Tanzania with Compassion International, I will would like to share some of my favorite posts from the past. ~Originally posted 11/15/10~ I’m going to apologize in advance.  You’re probably expecting the type of witty, touching, or simply resourceful post you’ve come to expect from my wife.  Not today.  Today you’re stuck with… Continue Reading

Hope, Like a Little Child: Compassion Blogging Trip Day 2

Hope, Like a Little Child: Compassion Blogging Trip Day 2

  “He said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.’ And he took the children in his… Continue Reading

A Message From Chris Mann

Tonight is the finale of The Voice on NBC! Our friend, Chris Mann, has made the cut and will be performing for the title of 2012′s The Voice Winner, in part thanks to the support of our community. Please be sure to tune in tonight at 8 EST and VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!

Best of Resourceful Mommy: Why Am I Invisible

Best of Resourceful Mommy: Why Am I Invisible

During my time in Tanzania with Compassion International, I will would like to share some of my favorite posts from the past. ~Originally posted 12/8/11~ Some bloggers check their “stats” weekly daily hourly to see how many visitors have come to their sites, how long they stayed there, what posts they’ve read, how they got there, etc.  For… Continue Reading

Compassion Blogging Trip: Day 1

Compassion Blogging Trip: Day 1

“You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat.” – Isaiah 25:4 Today was the first day of my week long journey with Compassion International, traveling to Tanzania with a team of bloggers to learn more about what… Continue Reading